Tag Archives: Gender Gap Index

World Economic Forum in Davos: Where have all the women gone?

A glance at the annual meeting at Davos confirms:  The World Economic Forum is still largely male dominated. Research shows that investing in women is good for business and gender diversity is a key element for success of companies. However, … Continue reading

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Fairness in Families Index to measure “family friendly policies”

Here is another gender index! And the country ranking varies again largely when comparing this index to other gender indices! Only the Nordic countries always seem on top…. The Fairness in Families Index is produced by the Fatherhood institute in … Continue reading

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Top-job gender equality: Germany left behind

Women are a rarity in top-level positions in Germany. That’s according to a new international study that puts Germany in last place, alongside with India, for the proportion of women in executive-level jobs in top companies. The data shows that … Continue reading

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Gender Gap Index: Gender equality much higher in Germany than in France!?

The World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Index ranks Germany on place 13 and France only on place 46 out of 134 countries, suggesting that gender equality is by far more advanced in Germany than in France.  A closer look at … Continue reading

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